Overview

The two years Criminology program of the University of Peshawar is a milestone for the students, practitioners and researchers who are interested to make career in any aspect of criminal justice. This programme has been designed to offer students a blend of theoretical and practical knowledge required to understand the crime patterns, criminal behavior and the state apparatus of tackling crime. Students will be educated and trained in different specialized field of criminology through teaching, internships and by conducting research projects/ thesis on different criminological issues of Pakistan.

Career Opportunities

After the successful completion of master’s degree in criminology, students can make their professional careers in police force, prison department, criminal investigation officer, probation officer, parole officer, criminal intelligence analyst, professor, researcher, security officer, and can join civil society organizations working for the welfare of young offenders, women offenders and prisoners etc.

Programme Structure

The field of criminology draws and incorporate knowledge and insight from many disciplines such as sociology, law, psychology, economic, biology, history, political science, and social work. However, it is distinct from these academic disciplines in the sense that it makes the best use of these disciplines to perform the very important function of the state and society i.e., prevention of crime, provision of justice, rehabilitation of offenders and protecting the community.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-05 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Peshawar, Pakistan

Disciplines

Criminology

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Admission will be offered purely on the basis of merit and merit for all the programmes will be determined on the basis of Bachelor marks

Candidates on waiting list must sign the attendance sheet in the concerned Departments/Centre/Institute within the specified dates, otherwise admission will not be offered
Hafiz-e-Quran & Disabled applicants must bring admission form acknowledgement receipt at the time of appearing in respective test/interview on respective dates
Admission forms received by post/mail or after due date will not be entertained
The University reserves the right to withdraw any programme OR to modify the rules governing the programmes OR to make necessary amendments in the programmes OR courses of studies where deemed necessary

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

109600 PKR / year

≈ 109600 PKR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

109600 PKR / year

≈ 109600 PKR / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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